Four Irish Players Named In Lions Team To Play Hurricanes

Warren Gatland has named the Lions team to play the Hurricanes at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Tuesday.

The matchday 23 features just one player, George Kruis, who was involved in Saturday's first Test against the All Blacks in Auckland.

The starting team features four Irish players: Robbie Henshaw, CJ Stander, Iain Henderson and Rory Best.

In the past, conventional wisdom would have said that if you play a midweek game before a Test, you stand no chance of starting the weekend game. That went out the window when Gatland chose to name Liam Williams and Elliot Daly in his first Test team. Both started the win against the Highlanders last week.

Following yesterday's game, it would certainly appear that there are spots in the second row up for grabs. Iain Henderson and Courtney Lawes should both believe they are in with a chance to start the second Test, or at least claim a place on the bench, if they play well on Tuesday.

Lions team to play Hurricanes:

15. Jack Nowell
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Robbie Henshaw
11. George North
10. Dan Biggar
9. Greig Laidlaw

1. Joe Marler
2. Rory Best (C)
3. Dan Cole
4. Iain Henderson
5. Courtney Lawes
6. James Haskell
7. Justin Tipuric
8. CJ Stander

Jared Payne is the only Irish international on the bench.

Replacements:

16. Kristian Dacey
17. Allan Dell
18. Tomas Francis
19. Cory Hill
20. George Kruis
21. Gareth Davies
22. Finn Russell
23. Jared Payne

The Hurricanes have also named their team for the game.

Your Canes team to take on @lionsofficial at #OurHouse @WestpacStadium on Tuesday is out https://t.co/UDP0osyIcm #HURVBIL pic.twitter.com/veB8utZRfA

— Hurricanes Rugby (@Hurricanesrugby) June 25, 2017

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